by The Trust | Aug 1, 2023
Summer 2023 Magazine Articles Available Online Shortly after our member magazine publishes, we share select articles in a web-friendly format for all to read on computers, tablets, or phones. Enjoy these articles from the summer 2023 issue of The Magazine of the...
by The Trust | Jul 18, 2023
Atwater Kent Collection Shared Through Drexel-PAFA Partnership by Matthew A. Thurlow A strategic partnership between Drexel University and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) has created the opportunity to store, study, and display the Atwater Kent...
by The Trust | Jul 14, 2023
Tea Traditions and Tea Ware in Winterthur’s Collection by Tammy Hong Tea and the rituals associated with this delicious brew are inseparable from H.F. du Pont’s desire to transform his family home into a space for sharing America’s diverse stories through objects....
by The Trust | Jul 5, 2023
Investigating the Materiality of 18th-Century Colonial Embroidered Garments by Livy Scott Thanks to the funding provided by a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I had the opportunity to travel to historical societies in Massachusetts and Connecticut to conduct...
by The Trust | Jul 3, 2023
Study Trip Abroad to England Explores Architecture and Art of East Anglia by Alexis Dempsey Decorative Arts Trust members embarked on Study Trip Abroad tours to East Anglia in May and June, which consisted of luxurious country houses and bountiful gardens in Norfolk...
by The Trust | Jun 21, 2023
The Maker’s Eye: Journeyman Woodworker Peter Hudson‘s Winterthur Fellowship Experience by Peter Hudson The time that I spent as a Maker-Creator Fellow at Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, generously sponsored by the Decorative Arts Trust, has had a profound...
by The Trust | Jun 19, 2023
Searching for Nora August, an Enslaved Woman Represented in an 1865 Ivory Bust by Grace Ford-Dirks With the support of the Decorative Arts Trust, I was able to spend three weeks in South Carolina and Georgia researching the Bust of Nora August for my MA thesis in...
by The Trust | Jun 2, 2023
2023 Research Grant Recipients The Decorative Arts Trust is proud to celebrate 20 years of awarding Research Grants to scholars, making a meaningful impact on their work and the field at large. We look forward to hearing about the findings of these 15 recipients of...
